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| Prev to: [[sailing:deluge|Deluge: torrent downloader]] | ====== C) Usenet ====== |
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| Next to: [[sailing:nzbget|NzbGet: usenet downloader]] | Usetnet is a totally different approach to Torrenting: it's the opposite way. All files are located on binary newsgroups servers and you can find them and download them with the use of **nzb** files. |
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| ====== Usenet ====== | |
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| Usetnet (the good 'ol usenet) works in a totally different way. While torrenting is a shared approach to the problem where users share data, bandwith and storage, usenet works by having a (one or more) centralized backbones of servers where all the data is stored and you can download from. On usenet, you do not have any requirement to share anything and the actual download speed can be significantly higher than torrenting. I will not get into details on how this works, but like for the other approach also here you need an indexer that allows you to find the content you want, but in addition you also need an access to the Usenet backbone you want to grab the content from. Both the indexer and the access server usually require payment for access. | So you need to find the **nzb** files (which are kind of a torrent file, in a way) then you need to access the newsgroups themselves and use these **nzb** files to actually download the content you are looking for. |
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| | No swarms, no sharing, no requirement to //seed// your copies, no hassle, no fuss, just go and grab. |
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| | ===== Indexers ===== |
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| | Are kind of the trackers for torrents. They are repositories of **nzb** files where you can search and download them. Indexers are almost always not free and also often private. To gain access to indexers you need to get a window when registrations are open, and then pay for some "VIP" access to be actually able to find and download **nzb** files. You will need more than one indexer usually. There are better ones (more difficult to get into) and less good ones (easier to get into). Around Black Friday is usually possible to find good deals and registration windows. |
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| | ===== Usenet access ===== |
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| | You need access to Usenet servers to be able to use your **nzb** files to locate and download content. Again this is not free, as all free usenet providers do not offer binary files access, so you need again to pay for access. There are many providers, different backbones and various ways to purchase bandwidth, in gigabyte packs or unlimited, and again Black Friday is a good time of the year to hunt good offers. Make sure you get servers in your part of the world for faster access. |
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| | ===== Usenet Usage ===== |
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| | So you got your indexers and your usenet access. You paid your money (be via gift-cards or crypto or PayPal or whatever) and got your credentials. Now you need to install a good downloader like [[services:nzbget|NzbGet]] that will do everything for you. |
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| Advantages of Usenet: | Advantages of Usenet: |
| * Blazing fast download speeds (you will saturate your bandthwith, always) | * Blazing fast download speeds (you will saturate your bandwidth, always) |
| * No sharing / uploading / seeding requirement: you grab what you want and leave | * No sharing / uploading / seeding requirement: you grab what you want and leave |
| * Much more anonymity: encrypted traffic trough your ISP, no need for VPN (if any) | * Much more anonymity: encrypted traffic trough your ISP, no need for VPN (if any) |
| | * Find lots of stuff, probably more than on Torrents, all formats |
| | * Lots of multi-language stuff too |
| | * Not throttled or filtered by your ISP |
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| Disadvnatages of Usenet: | Disadvnatages of Usenet: |
| * You need to pay for access and for indexers | * You need to pay for access and for indexers |
| * The best indexers are ALSO difficult to get into (a bit like private torrents trackers) | * The best indexers are ALSO difficult to get into (a bit like private torrents trackers) |
| * Music, books and audiobooks are sometimes less available | * some less mainstream stuff is more difficult to find |
| | * You will saturate your bandwidth, so you might need to set a download limit to avoid complaining from the rest of the family. |
| | * Less common (or non-english) stuff can be hard to find |
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| ---- | ===== Old guy note ===== |
| Next to: [[sailing:nzbget|NzbGet: usenet downloader]] | |
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| Prev to: [[sailing:deluge|Deluge: torrent downloader]] | No, Usenet has **nothing** to do with good old **News groups**. That horse is dead. You can still browse some of them, the text groups at least, but it's out of scope here. I am talking of the //bin// usenet here: same technology, totally different access and approach. |
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